INFORMATION ITEMS
Week Ending September 25, 2015
REPORTS
1.
None
CORRESPONDENCE
1.
Guelph and District Labour Council re: Resolution on the Privatization
of Ontario’s Electricity System
2.
Guelph Wellington Crime Stoppers – Fall 2015 Newsletter
BOARDS & COMMITTEES
1.
Well-Being Grant Allocation Panel Resignation – Kathryn Hofer
2.
Heritage Guelph Meeting Minutes – July 13, 2015
3.
Heritage Guelph Meeting Minutes – August 10, 2015
ITEMS AVAILABLE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE
1.
None
September 21, 2015
To:
City of Guelph Mayor and Councillors
Re:
Resolution on the privatization of Ontario's electricity system
Public services are already underfunded by the province. There is every
likelihood that a bad funding situation will be made even worse with the
privatization of Hydro One and the amalgamation of municipalities' electricity
companies (LDCs - local distribution companies).
Every year, the government receives hundreds of millions of dollars from
Hydro One and LDCs - money that helps to fund public services, including
schools, hospitals and transit. Yet even with those earnings, Ontario spends
less per capita on public services than other provinces. For the past several
years, the government has kept increases for public services below the rate
of inflation. Any increases in electricity costs with hit hard, increasing the
rate of cuts, closures and cutbacks in our public services.
In 2002 Ontario opened its electricity market to competition, but soon had to
introduce price caps to stabilize rates. The retail price then was 4.3 cents
per kWh; it is now 16.1 cents per kWh at peak time. Adjusted for inflation,
that's an increase of 173 per cent. Yet even now, Premier Wynne cannot and
will not guarantee that electricity rates in Ontario won't rise as the result of
hydro privatization.
If we hand Hydro One and LDCs over to private companies, our electricity
system will become less reliable, we will lose local control over a vital public
service, and rates will go up for schools, hospitals and other public services,
as well as for the people who rely on them. In the end, millions of dollars
that would otherwise fund our services will be lost to pay for rising demands
for profit from corporate owners.
Although the initial public offering announce has been made, the people of
Ontario still own all of Hydro One, and we will be the majority stakeholders
even if this government manages to sell off the initial 15%. This is an
attempt to sell off our utility piece by piece with no public consultation and
no public mandate.
To protect frontline services, municipal councillors must advocate for an
electricity system that puts people before profits. 140 Ontario municipalities
MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION
WHEREAS the public electricity system in Ontario is a critical asset to the
economy; and
WHEREAS the public electricity system generates significant revenue for
municipal and provincial governments and gives Ontario a competitive
advantage; and
WHEREAS Hydro One is a profitable, provincial public utility; and
WHEREAS local control and decision making is important to meet the needs
of our communities and residents; and
WHEREAS local electricity distribution companies provide a source of stable
and predictable revenue to our communities; and
WHEREAS Some Ontario municipalities have previously examined possible
sales or mergers of their local distribution companies and have decided not
to sell their LDCs to Hydro One or to the private sector; and
WHEREAS the privatization, partial or whole, of publicly owned electricity
systems invariably leads to higher rates and less control.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Guelph calion the
provincial government to:
•
•
•
Stop the sale of any part of Hydro One, and Maintain Hydro One as a
wholly public asset for the benefit of all Ontarians;
Strengthen Hydro One by investing in the next generation of workers
and upgrading aging infrastructure;
Respect the autonomy and local decision-making powers of local
distribution companies by not forcing these companies into mergers or
sales; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Guelph maintain ownership
and control of its local distribution company; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Guelph circulate this
resolution to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the
Electricity Distributors Association, and work for its adoption.
CENTRAL ONTARIO
1.
2.
Alnwick j Haldimand, township of
The Archipelago, township of
3.
Armour, township of
4.
Clarington, municipality of
5.
Dufferin, county of
6.
Highlands East, municipality of
7.
Georgina, town of
8.
McKellar, township of
9.
McMurrichjMonteith, township of
10. Oshawa, city of
11. Perry, township of
12. Powassan, municipality of
13. Ramara, township of
14. Springwater, township of
15. Sundridge, village of
16. Uxbridge, township of
EASTERN ONTARIO
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Addington Highlands, township of
AdmastonjBromley, township of
Alfred and Plantagenet, township of
Asphodel-Norwood, township of
5.
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, township of
6.
Casselman, village of
7.
Centre Hastings, municipality of
8.
Chapple, township of
9.
Cramahe, township of
10. EdwardsburghjCardinal, township of
11. Elizabethtown-Kitley, township of
12. Emo, township of
13. Faraday, township of
14. Greater Napanee, town of
15. Hamilton, township of
16. Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, township of
17. Kingston, city of
18. Laurentian Hills, town of
19. Leeds and the Thousand Islands, township of
20. McNabjBraeside, township of
21. New Tecumseth, town of
22. Northumberland, county of
23. Otonabee-South Monaghan, township of
24. Pembroke, city of
25. Peterborough, county of
26. Prince Edward, county of
27. South Algonquin, township of
28. South Frontenac, township of
29. Trent Lakes, municipality of
30. Tudor and Cashel, township of
31. Tyendinaga, township of
32. United Townships of Head, Clara, & Maria
NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO
1.
Billings, township of
2.
Black River-Matheson, township of
3.
Blind River, town of
4.
Bonfield, township of
5.
Bruce Mines, town of
6.
Casey, township of
7.
Charlton and Dack, municipality of
8.
Chisholm, township of
9.
Cochrane, town of
10. Coleman, township of
11. Dubreuilville, township of
12. East Ferris, municipality of
13. Elliot Lake, city of
14. Espanola, town of
15. Fauquier-Strickland, municipality of
16. Harley, township of
17. Iroquois Falls, town of
18. Kapuskasing, town of
19. Killarney, municipality of
20. Mattawa, town of
21. Mattawan, township of
22. McGarry, township of
23. Nairn and Hyman, township of
24. North Bay, city of
25. The North Shore, township of
26. Papineau-Cameron, township of
27. Plummer Additional, township of
28. Ryerson, township of
29. Smooth Rock Falls, town of
30. Temiskaming Shores, city of
31. Timmins, city of
32. Val Rita-Harty, municipality
33. West Nippising, municipality of
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
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Dryden, city of
2.
Ear Falls, township of
3.
Fort Frances, town of
4.
Gillies, township of
5.
6.
7.
Greenstone, municipality of
Kenora, city of
Lake of the Woods, township of
8.
La Vallee, township of
9.
Machin, municipality of
10. Marathon, town of
11. Neebing, municipality of
12. Nipigon, township of
13. O'Connor, township of
14. Oliver Paipoonge, municipality of
15. Red Lake, municipality of
16. Red Rock, township of
17. Sioux Lookout, municipality of
18. Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, township of
19. Thunder Bay, city of
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
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Amaranth, township of
2.
Amherstburg, town of
3.
Arran-Elderslie, municipality of
4.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, township of
5.
Aylmer, town of
6.
Brant, county of
7.
Brantford, city of
8.
Chatham-Kent, municipality of
9.
East Zorra-Tavistock, township of
10. Elgin, county of
11. Essex, county of
12. Essex, town of
13. Fort Erie, town of
14. Georgian Bluffs, township of
15. Grand Valley, town of
16. Grey, county of
17. Huron-Kinloss, township of
18. Lambton, county of
19. Lakeshore, town of
20. Melancthon, township of
21. Mono, town of
22. Morris-Turnberry, municipality of
23. Mulmur, township of
24. Newbury, village of
25. Niagara Falls, city of
26. Norfolk, county of
27. North Huron, township of
28. Oxford, county of
29. Plympton-Wyoming, town of
30. Sarnia, city of
31. Southwest Middlesex, municipality of
32. Stratford, city of
33. Thorold, city of
34. Wainfleet, township of
35. Wellington North, township of
36. West Elgin, municipality of
37. West Grey, municipality
38. West Perth, municipality
39. Zorra, township of
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Keep Hydro Public"?
Keep Hydro Public is a joint campaign organized by labour and other groups, working in
coalition to maintain public ownership and control of Ontario's electricity system.
What is Hydro One? What are LOGs?
Hydro One is a public utility with a 100-year-old history in Ontario. The publicly owned
company distributes electricity across the province. It has only one shareholder, the
government of Ontario.
There are some 70 local electricity companies (LOCs) in Ontario, distributing power
from transmission lines to homes and businesses. Most LOCs in Ontario are wholly
owned by the communities they serve; others have private companies as minority
shareholders; and four are privately owned.
Does Hydro One make money for the province? What about LOGs?
Every year, Hydro One transfers hundreds of millions of dollars to the province. That
money helps to fund Ontario's schools, hospitals and other public services.
LOCs also earn millions of dollars for their communities to spend on local services;
depending on the size of the LOC, it can be anywhere from a few million to hundreds of
millions of dollars.
Gan the government sell publicly owned assets like Hydro One and
the LOGs?
In 2002, a Progressive Conservative government under Ernie Eves tried to privatize
Hydro One, but it was stopped by public opposition - including Liberal opposition and a successful court challenge. In 2004, the Liberal government changed Tory
legislation to make privatization of Hydro One more difficult. Now Premier Wynne's
government has put forward Bill 91, reversing the Liberal government's position on
hydro privatization to permit the sell-off of Hydro One.
00 Liberals have a mandate to sell Hydro One and amalgamate LOGs?
No. Liberals didn't campaign in last year's election on selling Hydro One or
amalgamating LOCs and they're on record as opposing privatization in the past.
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Why does the government want to sell Hydro One and the LOCs?
The government wants to spend $130 billion dollars over ten years to pay for Ontario's
infrastructure - roads, bridges and transit - and wants to sell 60 percent of Hydro One
to help pay for it. Premier Wynne expects to raise $9 billion from Hydro One, $5 billion
must be used to pay down Hydro One's debt. The remaining $4 billion will go toward
infrastructure; this amount represents only 3 percent of the cost of the government's
infrastructure plans.
Also, a recent lawyer's review of Bill 91 states, "less money may be generated than
expected on the sale of shares," which means there's even less money to be made from
the sell-off.
What's happening with the LOCs?
The government is creating the conditions to introduce and increase private ownership
of LOCs. It is pressuring municipalities to amalgamate their LOCs, reducing their
numbers from 70 or so LOCs to approximately a dozen.
The government claims it isn't privatizing Hydro One "broadening ownership". What's that?
it is
It's another case of Liberals are using language to hide the real facts: in this case,
broadening ownership means selling to private investors. Another phrase that Liberals
have used is "asset recycling" - it sounds benign, but it's simply a way to sell off public
assets so that private owners can profit at the expense of the public.
The government says it is starting gradually, selling only 15 percent
of Hydro One at first.
The government plans to sell 60 percent of Hydro One, in 10 to 15 percent segments,
over the coming years. However, with the sale of the first 15 percent, the government's
control of Hydro One's board of directors drops from 100 percent to 40 percent.
The government says it will always remain the largest shareholder,
with control of 40 percent of Hydro One, so control will always be in
the hands of government.
There are several contradictions in this claim. Bill 91 makes clear there is no guarantee
the government's ownership share will stay at 40 percent, as promised by the Wynne
government. In fact, it anticipates government ownership falling below 10 percent.
Private ownership of Hydro One and LOCs will also result in loss of control in other
ways. As publicly owned companies, Hydro One and LOCs can keep jobs in Ontario,
protecting workers from outsourcing and offshoring. However, when the companies
have private shareholders, these protections disappear.
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Private shareholders can also use trade laws and free trade agreements to fight
regulators and government so they can maximize profits, even when it means job
losses and higher electricity rates for Ontarians. A recent example is Ontario's Green
Energy Act: its "made in Ontario" clauses were struck down by the World Trade
Organization after complaints from Japan and the European Union.
Where can the government find the money it needs to pay for
i nfrastru ctu re?
Years of neglect have left the province with a desperate need to invest in infrastructure;
decades of corporate tax cuts have left the government without enough funding for
growing services needs. But rather than sell off Ontario's electricity system, Premier
Wynne could take advantage of record-low interest rates and borrow money to build
transit, roads and bridges.
In fact, economists David Peters and Douglas Peters estimate that selling 15 percent of
Hydro One instead of borrowing for infrastructure investment will actually result in a net
loss to the public of $84.7 million a year. Selling a 60 percent stake will cause a net
annual loss of $338.8 million.
Do we know electricity rates will go up?
Premier Wynne has refused to guarantee that electricity rates in Ontario won't rise
as the result of hydro privatization. And if we compare the rates charged by Ontario's
fully public utilities with the LDCs in the province that are privately owned (fully or
partially), the hydro rates charged by private municipal energy companies are an
average 77 percent more.
Ontario experimented with electricity privatization in 2002, when it opened electricity
markets to competition. But it soon had to introduce price caps to stabilize rising rates.
Similar examples from around the world also show that selling off electricity assets
leads to rate increases.
Is there a difference between public and private electricity suppliers?
Private electricity providers have a history of worse performance and poorer services.
Everywhere private ownership has been introduced, residents have experienced higher
rates and less reliable service. The government's own System Average Interruption
Duration Index (SAlOl) shows that 100 percent publicly owned utilities are more reliable
and get the power back on sooner after a blackout.
The government has promised "transparency" in the sell-off. Has it
delivered?
No. Liberals did not campaign on selling off Hydro One. There have been no public
consultations on privatization or on the Clark report that recommended these measures.
And only a few days of hearing are scheduled on the Omnibus legislation that passes
the budget.
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Will a Hydro One with private owners be as accountable as Hydro One
under public ownership?
No. As a publicly owned company, Hydro One is subject to Freedom of Information
requests; the Sunshine List; the Ombudsman; the Auditor General; and the new
Financial Accountability Officer. Nor can it use its money to hire lobbyists.
Under private ownership - even 15 percent - Hydro One won't have to answer to
Ontarians through any of these institutions or under public accounting rules. The
company won't have to disclose salary information and its executives won't be
subjective to the government's compensation caps. It will also be allowed to hire
professional lobbyists to try to influence government.
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Keep Local Hydro Public
Lower rates, more transparency, better communities
Public ownership of local electricity distribution is better for communities
Many municipalities in Ontario own local distribution companies (LOCs) that
deliver electricity from Hydro One to homes, businesses and institutions. LOCs
range in size, from Toronto Hydro's 700,000 customers to others serving fewer
than 5000 customers. All LOCs provide a critical service that their local
communities depend on twenty-four hours a day, every day.
The Liberal Government wants to limit the public's role in operating this vital
service by encouraging municipalities to consolidate LOCs and increase private
ownership. This mirrors the government's unpopular plan to sell a majority of
Hydro One. But the evidence is clear - municipal ownership of LOCs results in
lower electricity rates, publicly accountable decisions, and long-term financial
support for local needs.
Privatization leads to higher costs and higher rates
One hundred years ago, the people of Ontario were victims of ridiculously high
electricity rates (10 cents a kilowatt-hour) and unreliable service provided by
private electricity producers. Sir Adam Beck, MPP and Mayor oLLondon, acted
decisively and led the creation of local public utilities, halving rates (to 4 cents a
kilowatt-hour) and rescuing communities from profiteering by private producers.
A century later, the facts remain the same.
Comparisons between Ontario's fully public utilities and partially or fully private
electricity companies shows the public utilities are more likely better run, getting
power to our homes at a lower cost. Analysis shows that public companies
provide power at an average yearly cost of $409 per customer, compared to
private companies, where the average cost per customer is $725 per year. Cost
comparisons specific to operating, maintenance and administration show public
utilities are cheaper to run than fully and partially private utilities.
The evidence is clear, privatization leads to higher costs and higher rates.
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Public ownership supports local communities
LOCs are one of the single most valuable local assets our communities own. The
total value of publicly owned LOCs in Ontario is over $12 billion dollars. Ontario
municipalities receive $364 million in combined annual income from LOCs.
Although selling an LOC may bring a municipality a quick influx of cash, it often
undermines its long-term fiscal sustainability and ability to control rates for
residents and local businesses.
In 2012, professional accountants analyzed a plan to sell just 10% of Toronto's
LOC, which was being considered to finance new transit infrastructure. They
came to the conclusion that it was more cost effective, by an amount of $5 million
annually, to borrow the needed transit funds and pay back the loan than to sell
this important revenue generating asset. Selling these valuable assets just
doesn't add up.
Local distribution accounts for about 20% of the overall cost of electricity, and
some municipalities optimize public ownership of their LOC to keep electricity
rates low for their communities. For example, the Town of Hearst maintains an
LOC where rates are subsidized with other municipal revenues.
Privatization will significantly reduce both municipal revenue streams and control
over rates.
Public ownership is more accountable
Municipal ownership means that decisions are made with a level of transparency
and accountability that people deserve from their electricity provider.
LOCs are also an important public policy tool. Electricity conservation programs,
small scale generation and co-generation projects are just a few ways that a
municipality can use their control of local electricity distribution to achieve wideranging benefits.
CUPE Ontario wants to work with municipal representatives to ensure that
LDCs remain publicly owned to keep rates low and build great
communities. For more information, please contact:
CUPE Ontario
80 Commerce Valley Drive East
Suite 1
Markham, ON L3T 082
Preethy Sivakumar
905-739-9739 Ext. 609
2
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KEEP
HYDRO
PUBLIC
Ontario Attitudes on Hydro One Privatization
September 3, 2015
ENVIRONICS
RES EAR C H
G R 0 U P
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Methodology
Environics Research conducted a telephone survey of 1,041
Ontarians using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology on
September 2, 2015.
The results were weighted by age, gender and region. Of the 1,041
Ontarians surveyed, 768 were reached on their landlines and 273
were reached on their cell phones.
The margin of error for a sample of 1,041 yields results which can
be considered accurate to within plus or minus 3.0 percentage
points, 19 times out of 20.
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Publ,c - Ontario Hydro PrivatizatIOn Survey - September 20 75
GROUP
Two-thirds of Ontarians say the Ontario government is currently
on the wrong track
Is Ontario government on right track or wrong track?
• Right track
• Wrong track
• dk/na
Thinking about the way things are going here in Ontario, would you say the Ontario government is on the right track or the wrong track?
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro Privatization Survey - September 20 75
Three-quarters are aware of Ontario government plan to sell off
60% of Hydro One with one half saying they are very aware
Awareness of Ontario government plans to sell off 60% of Hydro One
77% Aware
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I
49
28
Very aware
Somewhat aware
24
Not aware at all/dk
The Ontario Liberal government plans to sell off 60% of the province's public electricity utility, Hydro One, to private investors. How aware
were you of this?
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro Privatization Survey - September 2015
GROUP
Over 8-in-10 Ontarians oppose Hydro One privatization with 61%
"strongly opposed"
Support for Ontario government plans to sell off 60% of Hydro One
83% Oppose
I
61
22
13
Stongly oppose
Somewhat oppose
Somewhat support
How do you feel about the Ontario Liberal government's plan to sell off 60% of Hydro One?
3
1
Strongly support
dk
ENVIRONICS
RE
Keep Hydro Public - Ontano Hydro Privatization Survey - September 2075
S EARCH
GROUP
The vast majority of voters for each party oppose selling off Hydro
One, including three-quarters of those who voted Liberal in 2014
Support for selling off Hydro One - by 2014 provincial vote
NDP voters '14
18
Liberal voters '14
30
22
PC voters '14
16
Green voters '14
_ Strongly oppose
11
_ Somewhat oppose
Somewhat support
How do you feel about the Ontario Liberal government's plan ta sell off 60% of Hydro One?
7
7
1
21
_ Strongly support
_ dklna
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontano Hydro Privatization Survey - September 2075
GROUP
Vast majority of Ontarians think that selling off most of Hydro One
will increase electricity rates
Expected impact of Hydro One privatization on electricity rates
• Raise rates
No impact
• Lower rates
• dk/na
What impact do you think selling off 60% of Hydro One will have on electricity rates?
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro Privatization Survey - September 2015
I
Large majorities of voters for each party think privatization will cause
rates to increase, including two-thirds of Ontario Liberal voters
Expected impact of Hydro One privatization on electricity rates
- by 2014 provincial vote
NDP voters '14
11
22
Liberal voters' 14
PC voters '14
8
15
Green voters '14
• Raise rates
• No impact on rates
Lower rates
7
9
10
13
• dk/na
What impact do you think selling off 60% of Hydro One will have on electricity rates?
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontarto Hydro PnvatlzatlOn Survey - September 2015
GROUP
Half of Ontarians say their opinion of a corporation would go down
if it bought shares in Hydro One
Corporation buying shares of Hydro One - reputational impact
48
37
9
Opinion would go down
No impact on opinion
Opinion would go up
If a corporation said it was going to try to benejitfinancially from the sell-off of Hydro One by buying shares of it from the Ontario
government, what impact would it have on your opinion of that corporation?
5
dk
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro PrivatizatIOn Survey - September 20 75
GROUP
Half of Ontarians say the Ontario Liberal plan to sell off most of
Hydro One makes them less likely to vote Liberal federally
Impact of Ontario gov't plan to sell-off Hydro One
on likelihood of voting Liberal in the federal election
48
Less likely to vote Liberal
federally
44
Makes no difference
5
3
More likely to vote Liberal
federally
dk
As you know we will soon have a federal election. How does the Ontario Liberal plan to sell of most of Hydro One make you feel about
voting Liberal in the upcoming federal election?
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontano Hydro PrivatizatIOn Survey - September 2075
GROUP
Most current federal supporters of the CPC, NDP and Greens and
half of those undecided say Hydro One privatization makes them
less likely to vote Liberal.
Impact of Ontario gov't plan to sell-off Hydro One
on likelihood of voting Liberal in the federal election
- by current federal party preference
NDP supporters
402
Liberal supporters
71
12
CPC supporters
26
Green supporters
31
Undecided
• Less likely to vote Liberal federally
4
482
• Makes no difference
More likely to vote Liberal federally
As you know we will soon have a federal election. How does the Ontario Liberal plan to sell of most of Hydro One make you feel about voting
Liberal in the upcoming federal election?
• dk
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro Privatization Survey - September 20 15
GROUP
Conservatives lead in federal vote intention in Ontario; Liberals and NDP
tied for second place; Conservative support is down sharply from 2011
September 2015 federal vote intention in Ontario
All voters
32
281
Decided voters
27
36
6
11
30
6
Federal election 2011
Ontario results
• NDP/Mulcair
• (PC/Harper
• LiberalfTrudeau
• Green/May
• Undecided/dklna
There will be a Canadian federal electian this coming October. If the federal election were held today, which one of the
fol/owing parties would you vote for?
Even though you are undecided, is there a federal party you might be leaning towards supporting?
ENVIRONICS
RE
Keep Hydro Public - Ontano Hydro Privatization Survey - September 20 15
S EARCH
GROUP
The Ontario pes narrowly lead the Ontario NDP in current provincial vote
intention; Ontario Liberals are third, down 12 points from the 2014 election
September 2015 Ontario provincial vote intention
All voters
30
24
6
12
Decided voters
Ontario election 2014 results
• NOP/Horwath
• PC/Brown
• Liberal/Wynne
• Green/Schreiner
• Undecided/dklna
If an Ontario provincial election were held today. which party would you vote for ... ?
Even though you are undecided, is there an Ontario provincial party you might be leaning towards supporting?
ENVIRONICS
RES
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro PrivatizatIOn Survey - September 20 75
E ARCH
GROUP
Reported June 2014 Ontario provincial election vote perfectly
matches the actual results of the 2014 election
June 2014 Ontario provincial election reported vote
Reported vote*
,
39
31
6
Ontario election 2014 results
• NDP/Horwath
• PC/Hudak
• Liberal/Wynne
• Green/Schreiner
* Excluding dk/na responses
The last Ontario provincial election was held over a year ago in June 2014. Which party did you vote for in that election?
ENVIRONICS
RESEARCH
Keep Hydro Public - Ontario Hydro PrivatizatIOn Survey - September 20 75
GROUP
ENVIRONICS
RES EAR C H
G R 0 U P
Integrity,
Accuracy
& Insight
Derek Leebosh
Vice President, Public Affairs
Environics Research Group Ltd.
derek.leebosh@environics.ca
416-969-2817
www.EnvironicsResearch.ca
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SANTA CLAUS PARADES
Come out and watch the Guelph Santa Claus
Parade Sunday November 15th starting at
1:30pm. Crime Stoppers will be coming through
with their jailed Grinch float.
If you wish to make a donation, please make
your cheque payable to Crime Stoppers Guelph
Wellington and mail to P.O. Box 391, Fergus,
ON, N1M 3E2 or donate on-line through PayPal
at www.csgw.tips.
Tax receipts can be issued upon request for
donations of $10.00 or more.
Charitable registration #13701 5491 RR0001
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We hope to also take our travels into the north
part of the county, so please check our website
periodically for updates under “News & Events”.
We hope you can come out and join in the fun!
PAST EVENTS
COMMUNITY SHREDDING EVENT
AWARENESS
WELLINGTON NORTH FIRE SERVICE
Wellington North Fire Service was the first
organization to participate in our Decal
Awareness Campaign, unveiling the decals at
the Arthur Fire Hall on July 15th.
This was our 5th year to offer this fundraising
event and our most successful, thanks to
our supportive community! CSGW was able
to raise over $2,300 for
our program.
(Pictured from left to right is Wellington North CouncillorSteve McCabe, Wellington North Mayor-Andy Lennox, CSGW
Program Coordinator-Sarah Bowers-Peter and Wellington
North Fire Service Chief-Dave Guilbault)
GRAND RIVER RACEWAY
Promotion of CSGW through half page and full
page ads will be printed in the raceway programs
for September and October. Thank you to Grand
River Raceway for providing us another
promotional opportunity. It’s great to get our
message out to new audiences! We hope to
partner with GRR for future CSGW initiatives.
MEDIA
Crime Stoppers is featured live at 7pm-Tuesdays
on “Swap Talk” at 92.9 The Grand radio in
Fergus.
CJOY, Magic 106.1, 101.7 The One and
Classic Rock 94.5 radio stations air our public
service announcements and Crime of the Week.
CSGW is a featured guest on Rogers TV during
the noon airing of “Inside Guelph”. This
program can be viewed the first Tuesday of every
month.
Watch for Crime Stoppers segments which air on
Wightman’s TV community Channel #6 and
on YouTube.
The event is heavily
dependent
on
our
media partners and
we can’t express our
gratitude enough! Thank
you to the Guelph Police Service for their
ongoing support. We wish to give a special shout
out to Battlefield Equipment Rentals – a
committed community partner.
Thank you to our
new partner –
FileBank
who
donated their services for this great cause.
FileBank has offered to partner with us again in
the northern part of our county – Mount Forest.
Watch for further details, on our website at
www.csgw.tips
BBQ at COUNTY PROPERTY AUCTION
Thanks to our sponsors
this year. Piller’s, who
provided
the
food,
equipment and two staff
members. Thanks also
to Nestle Waters and
Walsh’s
Pharmacy
for providing the beverages. A HUGE thank
you to our patrons for their overwhelming
generosity in donations which resulted in
$560.00 for our program.
Eastlink TV is running our Crime of the Week.
Cogeco TV is running our Crime of the Week
during their daily news segments.
We truly appreciate the support we receive
from our Media Partners. Thank You.
CSGW is appreciative of the partnership with the
County of Wellington and Parr Auctions.
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MEETING
Heritage Guelph
DATE
July 13, 2015
LOCATION
TIME
City Hall Meeting Room C
12:00 PM
PRESENT
Mary Tivy (Acting Chair), Tony Berto, D’Arcy McGee, Michael Crawley, Bob Foster, Lynn
Allingham, Charles Nixon, Stephen Robinson (Senior Heritage Planner), Michelle Mercier
(Recording Secretary)
REGRETS
Daphne Wainman-Wood (Chair), Uli Walle, Bill Green, Christopher Campbell,
DELEGATIONS 202/204 Glasgow St N - Delegations – David Brix (Terraview Homes), Brenda Purdy (owner)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
DISCUSSION ITEMS
ITEM #
DESCRIPTION
1
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mary Tivy welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2
Approval of Agenda
Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by D’Arcy McGee,
“THAT the Agenda for the July 13th, 2015 meeting of Heritage Guelph be approved.”
CARRIED
3
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest
none
4
Approval of Meeting Minutes from June 8, 2015
Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Michael Crawley,
“THAT the Minutes from the meeting of June 8, 2015 be approved.”
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Matters arising from the Minutes
Item 5.1
5 Arthur Street South (Listed property)
Stephen Robinson advised that he has been working with the proponent (Fusion Homes) to refine the
Cultural Heritage Conservation Plan - Stage 1, based on comments from staff and Heritage Guelph.
Stephen is now satisfied that the heritage conditions for Fusion’s site plan application (Phase 1).
Stephen added that they are still working on some minor final revisions and when the CHCP – Stage 1
has been finished, he will circulate the document to Heritage Guelph.
Item 6.2 264 Woolwich Street (designated property)
Stephen Robinson provided an update on the Property Standards Committee decision for 264
Woolwich Street. Heritage Guelph discussed the decision and the time lines given. Stephen added
that the owner can appeal the decision, however one had not been filed as yet. Stephen added that he
is planning to invite owner back to a future Heritage Guelph meeting to discuss the items that require
work with a heritage permit. He is preparing the list of items that require work as identified at last
meeting for the owner.
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New Business
Item 7.1
140 Grange Street (listed property)
Stephen Robinson advised that the owner of 140 Grange Street has applied for a minor variance to
allow for the construction of a new detached garage. Stephen reviewed some photos and advised that
he didn’t have any concerns with the variance for the height of the garage. Stephen noted that the
Committee of Adjustment approved the variance but they had added a condition to save the butternut
tree on the property. Stephen noted that there is a small stone shed sitting on the property line and
that he received an inquiry from a neighbor about why the shed had not also been listed on the
Heritage Register. Stephen added that he has no evidence that this small building has a direct
connection to the listed house. Tony Berto noted that he has a friend who lived in house and that he
will ask him for more details on the shed.
Item 7.2 202/204 Glasgow Street North (listed property)
Delegations – David Brix (Terra View Homes), Brenda Purdy (owner)
Stephen Robinson advised that he has received a Heritage Review application from the owner’s agent
(Terra View Homes) requesting the removal of the property from the Heritage Register in order to
demolish the current house and build a new dwelling. Stephen presented some photos of the house
and noted that it is a wood frame, brick veneer house with a full-length front porch, and that the
dormers may not be original. Stephen added that the owner and their agent are of the opinion that
there are structural issues with the foundation and expressed concern that some exterior bricks are
spalling. Stephen noted that he has not deemed the Heritage Review application to be complete and
that once it is complete, Council has 60 days to make a decision. Stephen is recommending that the
designation working group look at this request further. Stephen noted that a Heritage Impact
Assessment has not been done, and although he is not sure if it is required yet, he feels as though
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some type of assessment should be done and he would like an engineering statement identifying the
structural issues.
David Brix advised that an engineering firm has been out and reviewed they house and that he could
get a report done identifying the structural issues. David added that they are planning on making the
new house very similar in look to the current house.
Committee member discussed the request to remove the property from the Heritage Register and
requested a site visit of the property and additional information on the house before making a
recommendation. Stephen will arrange a site visit prior to the next designation working group meeting.
Item 7.3 305 Woodlawn Road West (Highway 7)
Stephen Robinson advised that he has received a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report submitted to the
City by the Ministry of Transport. The subject property is expected to be impacted by the Highway 7
re-alignment. Stephen noted that the report showed where the new road will be and that it would not
affect the designated schoolhouse on Silvercreek Parkway and that there is no negative heritage impact
to this area of city for the work being proposed.
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Information Items
Item 7.1
Workshop – “Heritage Conservation in Ontario: Fundamentals for Municipal Heritage Committees”
presented by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Location: Wellington County
Museum and Archives, Fergus (Thursday, June 25 from 6:00-10:00 pm)
Committee members discussed their impression of the workshop. Stephen will contact Bert Duclos at
the Ministry of Culture and request that a follow up meeting be set up on some of the main topics
from this session. Committee members suggested that we can invite other municipalities to attend as
well.
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Next Meeting
HG Designation Working Group – Monday, July 27, 2015 in Meeting Room B
Regular Meeting – Monday, August 10, 2015 in City Hall Meeting Room C
9
Other Matters (introduced by Heritage Guelph Members)
none
10
Adjournment
Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Charles Nixon,
“THAT the meeting be adjourned at 1:45 pm.”
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MEETING
Heritage Guelph
DATE
August 10, 2015
LOCATION
TIME
City Hall Meeting Room C
12:00 PM
PRESENT
Daphne Wainman-Wood (Chair), Tony Berto, Michael Crawley, Bob Foster, Lynn Allingham,
Christopher Campbell, Stephen Robinson (Senior Heritage Planner), Michelle Mercier
(Recording Secretary), Douglas McGlynn (Heritage Assistant)
Uli Walle, Bill Green, D’Arcy McGee, Mary Tivy, Charles Nixon
REGRETS
DELEGATIONS
__________________________________________________________________________________________
DISCUSSION ITEMS
ITEM #
DESCRIPTION
1
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Quorum was not achieved by 12:15 pm and therefore the meeting was cancelled.
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